How bad was the carnage the previous week when the favourites went 10-4 for one of the worst Sundays in recent memories in Vegas Sportsbooks? “Let’s just say there were extremely long lines cashing tickets for several days,” Chuck Esposito, the sports book director at Stations Casinos, told Sportsnet Radio ... The favourites-underdogs were a little more balanced in Week 10 with a 6-6 tally prior to the Sunday night contest ... Esposito made a good point about the dilemma of how bookmakers deal with teams that are barely competitive such as the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars. “(As a bookmaker) I fear them a lot,” Esposito said. “You can’t inflate the lines too much, though. We’re not going to over-inflate those lines to create value for sharp bettors.” That doesn’t mean they won’t be nervous whenever they have a lopsided matchup like the Steelers versus the Chiefs in the Monday night contest ... One of those favourites that took a lot of money against a poor performing team paid the price on Sunday. The Miami Dolphins were bet up to a favourite of a touchdown at home before getting blown out by the Tennessee Titans ... Four of the five underdogs to cover in the afternoon were also outright winners — the Saints, Bengals, Titans and Vikings ... Minnesota, New Orleans and Cincinnati all fall into the category of home underdogs covering and winning outright.

DAN BILICKI'S FUN AND GAMES

STUDS

MATT RYAN QB, ATL

34-for-52, 411 yards, 3 TDs, 1 int, 26 fantasy points

Though the Falcons finally lost, this was pretty much a given against the porous Saints secondary.

FRED JACKSON RB, BUF

80 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 23 fantasy points

So much for not being able to run inside on the Pats against Wilfork and Love.

ADRIAN PETERSON RB, MIN

171 rushing yards, 1 TD,

23 fantasy points

Turned ho-hum day into fantasy bonanza with 120 yards and fourth-quarter TD.

CALVIN JOHNSON WR, DET

12 catches, 207 receiving yards, 1 TD, 38 fantasy points

Finally! Though, it’s hard to believe it was just his second TD of the season.

TONY GONZALEZ TE, ATL

11 catches, 122 receiving yds, 2 TDs, 35 fantasy pts

Beat out Saints’ Jimmy Graham by two points in maybe the greatest TE head-to-head battle in fantasy history.

BLAIR WALSH PK, MIN

Four field goals, 2 extra points, 14 fantasy points.

Vikes couldn’t turn the yards into touchdowns and Walsh owners are laughing.

TAMPA BAY DST

2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 2 sacks, 20 fantasy points

Totals would have been even better had they not given up 426 yards to the Chargers.

DUDS

BLAINE GABBERT QB, JAC

18-for-31, 209 yards, 0 TDs, 1 int, 10 fantasy points

Hopefully, even on a bye week, you didn’t need this Thursday night dud.

DOUG MARTIN RB, TB

68 rushing yards, 51 receiving yards, 11 fantasy points

Okay, so this isn’t the stuff of duds, but after last week ...

VICTOR CRUZ WR, NYG

3 catches, 26 yards, 4 fantasy points

That’s three games in a row without a touchdown after getting six in his previous four.

JULIO JONES WR, ATL

4 catches, 75 yards, 11 fantasy points

With his QB topping 400 yards, Jones’ owners have every right to be ticked off.

ROB GRONKOWSKI NE, TE

3 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD,

12 fantasy points

Touchdown takes away from sting of his hip injury.

DAN'S TAB

HOPE YOU SAT: Texans QB Matt Schaub. Not only did he have to contend with the ferocious Bears, there was that cold rain all night, as well. He wound up with a measly 95 yards passing and one touchdown.

WHEN I’M WRONG, I SAY I’M WRONG: Start Miami QB Ryan Tannehill. What looked like a soft matchup against the Titans secondary resulted in only 217 yards passing, zero touchdowns and three picks.